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The sexual harassment allegations against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been awarded a clean chit by the three-member committee on Wednesday but the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in the board is divided over the clean chit with CoA Chairman Vinod Rai saying Johri can resume office.
Earlier, Johri was forced to leave for the past three weeks but can now resume office even though one member of the probe committee recommended "gender sensitivity counselling" for him.
The three-member independent panel,...

Despite Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan heroics, Australia managed to register a narrow 4-runs win in the rain-affected 1st T20 International at the Gabba, Brisbane on Wednesday.
A clinical performance by Marcus Stoinis after belting an unbeaten 19-ball 33 to propel the hosts to 158/4 in 17 overs, Stoinis also picked up two crucial wickets and was equally supported by leggie Adam Zampa (2/22) to deny India, who came agonisingly close to the target and finished their innings on 169/7 after the target...

Mumbai police filed an FIR on Wednesday against actor Alok Nath under section 376 of the Indian penal code (IPC) on the basis of allegations of rape by writer Vinta Nanda.
The victim first made the allegations on October 8 on Facebook in which she claimed that her drinks were spiked by the actor after which he raped her 19 years ago when they were working together in a show.
Furthermore, she said that the path has all her shows shut down which resulted later to the closure of her production house.
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The post-Diwali week brought great news for Ayushmann Khurana as his movie "Badhaai Ho" has been getting more screens due to the debacle of Aamir – Amitabh starrer "Thugs Of Hindostan".
According to media reports film trade analyst and critic Sumit Kadel, in an e-mail, that Badhaai collected Rs 4.95 crore net on its fifth weekend while Thugs of Hindostan collected approx Rupees 3.75 crore net on its second weekend.
After a smashing opening and then the downfall TOH faced movie collected only...

Infosys, Indian multinational corporation on Wednesday revealed that the company will create 1,200 jobs and open three innovation hubs in Australia by 2020 to reduce digital skills gap.
Speaking to media, the city-based IT behemoth in a statement said, "We are creating 1,200 new skilled jobs for graduates and professionals and opening three innovation hubs by 2020 to accelerate digital leadership for our clients in Australia."
The initiative is to meet Australia's growing demand for digital expertise,...

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar arrived at Punjab police headquarter on Wednesday regarding the sacrilege in Faridkot which is getting investigated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
According to reports, Akshay refused to interact to media at the airport. He was before asked to appear on 21 November at Amritsar circuit house but after his appeal, the place was moved to Chandigarh.
The SIT wants to question Akshay Kumar on the basis of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission report on sacrilege incident...

Indian Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma, who was recently accorded with the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award in London, on Wednesday revealed that he wants to popularise the sport in the country.

The award ceremony, held at the British Parliament on October 26 and was organised by NRI Welfare Society of India (UK Chapter). Member of Parliament Virendra Sharma presented the award to Gaurav and wished him success in the coming events.

Speaking to media Gaurav Sharma said, "This is not just an award this is a morale booster for me. I want to thank NRI Welfare Society of India for this memorable moment. I am feeling really proud and I promise to win more and more medals for India".

"I want to increase the popularity of powerlifting in India. Our country has a lot of potential in this sport and we have a host of Indian powerlifters who have won accolades at the international level," he added.

The Indian Powerlifter further said, "Apart from training I also guide the youngsters at my gym. I still want to compete for a few more years. But after I retire, I will devote myself to coaching and working with the national federation to further popularise this sport all over India."

It is learnt that Gaurav, who took up powerlifting at the age of 17, is considered as the giant of the sport. He had won two gold medals at the European Championships earlier this year. He had also set a new world record with a lift of 242 kilograms.

The Delhi athlete also clinched two gold medals at the 2016 World Powerlifting Championships in England. Earlier in 2007, he had won four gold medals at the Commonwealth Championships in New Zealand.

Initially starting out as a weightlifter, Gaurav later switched to powerlifting under the guidance of Dronacharya awardee coach Bhupinder Dhawan.

"For any athlete it is an honour to represent India and when the tri-colour goes high, you can't express that feeling," Gaurav said.

"Since my childhood, I always wanted to be a weightlifter. I use to go for training to a gym near my home. I was even selected in the sub-junior Delhi team. But after I met with an accident, I had to quit the sport.

"However, I later joined powerlifting thanks to Bhupinder sir. He believed in me and made me a world champion in powerlifting," he added.

Gaurav, who is also a 'mahant' (priest) in a temple in Chandni Chowk, had to miss out on the prestigious Mr Olympia competition due to an injury.

"I had trained really hard for Mr Olympia and was confident of bagging a medal. However, I hurt my shoulder and had to pull out only a few days before the event. I will train even harder and I am confident of winning a medal next year," he said.